Topstep vs Alpha Futures: Prop firm rules, side by side.
Account sizes, profit targets, drawdown, consistency, minimum days and payouts at Topstep and Alpha Futures, from Sweep’s weekly check of each firm’s official pages. For guidance only: confirm on each firm’s site.
- Topstep
- 1account type
- Alpha Futures
- 4account types
- Checked
- October 26, 2026every week
The differences at a glance.
- Account sizes: Topstep: 50K, 100K, 150K; Alpha Futures: 25K, 50K, 100K, 150K.
- Drawdown in the evaluation: Topstep: end of day (Trading Combine); Alpha Futures: end of day (Zero, Standard, Advanced), end of day, funded directly (Direct).
- Daily loss limit: Topstep: Trading Combine (option); Alpha Futures: Zero, Standard, Direct.
- Consistency rule: Topstep: Trading Combine (evaluation ≤ 55%, funded ≤ 40% with the Consistency option); Alpha Futures: Zero (funded ≤ 40%), Standard (evaluation ≤ 50%, funded ≤ 40%), Direct (funded ≤ 20%), Advanced (evaluation ≤ 40%).
Account sizes and targets
In each cell: the profit target (bold), the max loss, then the daily loss limit when the account has one. Evaluation values; for accounts funded directly, the funded account’s.
Topstep
| Account type | 50K | 100K | 150K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trading Combine | $3,000 $2,000 $1,000 (option) | $6,000 $3,000 $2,000 (option) | $9,000 $4,500 $3,000 (option) |
Alpha Futures
Drawdown
| Account type | Evaluation (50K) | Funded account (50K) |
|---|---|---|
| Topstep | ||
| Trading Combine | End of day · $2,000 | End of day · $2,000 stops at the starting balance |
| Alpha Futures | ||
| Zero | End of day · $2,000 | End of day · $2,000 stops at the starting balance |
| Standard | End of day · $2,000 | End of day · $2,000 stops at the starting balance |
| Direct | — | End of day · $2,000 stops at the starting balance |
| Advanced | End of day · $1,750 | End of day · $1,750 stops at the starting balance |
Consistency
| Account type | Evaluation | Funded account |
|---|---|---|
| Topstep | ||
| Trading Combine | Best day ≤ 55% | Best day ≤ 40% (Consistency option) |
| Alpha Futures | ||
| Zero | — | Best day ≤ 40% |
| Standard | Best day ≤ 50% | Best day ≤ 40% |
| Direct | — | Best day ≤ 20% |
| Advanced | Best day ≤ 40% | — |
Minimum days
| Account type | Evaluation: minimum days | Funded: days before a payout (50K) |
|---|---|---|
| Topstep | ||
| Trading Combine | 2 days | 5 winning days of $150+ Consistency option: 3 traded days |
| Alpha Futures | ||
| Zero | 1 day | 5 winning days of $200+ |
| Standard | 2 days | 5 winning days of $200+ |
| Direct | No evaluation | — |
| Advanced | 3 days | 5 winning days of $200+ |
Payouts
| Account type | Conditions to request (50K) | Amount and split (50K) |
|---|---|---|
| Topstep | ||
| Trading Combine | 5 winning days of $150+ a profit since the last payout Consistency option: 3 traded days | $125 to $2,000 per payout up to 50% of the profit up to $4,000 with the daily loss limit option you keep 90% Consistency option: $125 to $3,000 per payout, up to 50% of the profit, up to $6,000 with the daily loss limit option, you keep 90% |
| Alpha Futures | ||
| Zero | 5 winning days of $200+ | $200 to $1,500 per payout up to 50% of the profit you keep 90% |
| Standard | 5 winning days of $200+ | $500 to $3,000 per payout up to 50% of the profit you keep 90% |
| Direct | $3,000 of profit before the 1st, then $2,000 before each next one | $500 to $2,000 per payout up to 50% of the profit you keep 90% |
| Advanced | 5 winning days of $200+ | $1,000 to $15,000 per payout up to 50% of the profit you keep 90% |
From Sweep’s weekly check of each firm’s official pages, last run on October 26, 2026. “—” means the rule isn’t in the rules Sweep tracks for that account. Rules change: always confirm on the firm’s site. Sweep is not affiliated with these firms. How we verify
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Questions
Which has an end-of-day drawdown, Topstep or Alpha Futures?
Topstep: Trading Combine; Alpha Futures: Zero, Standard, Direct, Advanced.
Do Topstep and Alpha Futures have a consistency rule?
Topstep: Trading Combine (evaluation ≤ 55%, funded ≤ 40% with the Consistency option); Alpha Futures: Zero (funded ≤ 40%), Standard (evaluation ≤ 50%, funded ≤ 40%), Direct (funded ≤ 20%), Advanced (evaluation ≤ 40%).